Tuesday, November 7, 2023

sympathy for me By JJ Campbell

i’ve never asked
anyone to have
sympathy for me

not after the
suicide attempts

not after the
car crashes

not after the
blood clots
that should
have killed
me

not after my
useless father
died

not after the
truth of being
molested as a
child became
poem after
poem

sure, i’d
probably
like it or
even
appreciate
it

good luck
knocking
down this
wall

i’ve been
trying all
my damn
life

--

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) was raised by wolves yet managed to graduate high school with honors. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Cajun Mutt Press, Synchronized Chaos, Horror Sleaze Trash, Mad Swirl and The Beatnik Cowboy. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)